A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne

]. The bole can often be very large, 150 - 400cm in diameter with buttresses up to 4 - 5 metres tall[

A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne

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An important timber in its native range, where it is widely harvested from the wild and also sometimes cultivated.

A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne

Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.

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Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is dark brown, beautifully mottled with dark streaks; the sapwood is light brown. The wood is straight-grained, moderately heavy, hard and durable, standing well outdoors even when not seasoned[

A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne

]. An excellent timber for many purposes, it is used for making cheap furniture, window frames, doors, railway carriages and generally for any work where accurate fitting is the main object[